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National Dialogue & Traveling Exhibit

In 2012, students at 11 universities around the country asked: what can GTMO’s history tell us about what’s happening now—there, and here at home? They dug through historical and visual archives; talked to people who worked there, lived there, or were detained there; and explored how GTMO relates to issues, people, and places in their own communities. Each student team created a piece of the Project’s first traveling exhibit, sharing their discoveries—and the difficult questions they struggled with.

The exhibit was developed through a unique collaboration among a growing number of universities as a dialogue among student curators, communities, and people with first-hand experience at GTMO. University National Dialogue partners:

Invite students to develop different components of the exhibit, including panels, oral histories, and digital content;

Engage with other students and communities through video conferencing and the Project blog and social media;

Host the exhibit, and organize public programs focusing on the host community’s local perspective and expertise.

A number of other projects have made their own installations and works available for rent as companion pieces to our traveling exhibit. You can find brief introductions and links to these in this blog post.